Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.
Click any dot to open that city: jobs, pay, rent, commute, county economy and climate. Dot size follows population; colours follow the state flag.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Massachusetts, Boston has the highest average pay in its county ($131,280), followed by Revere and Chelsea. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Massachusetts that we cover, the median is $75,548 and the average $86,343; the figure runs from $131,280 (Boston) to $54,261 (Greenfield). That is a spread of 2.4 times between the two ends.
The first five are Boston, Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop Town, Cambridge. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | Suffolk County | $131,280 | 666,442 | $97,344 | $2,147 |
| 2 | Revere | Suffolk County | $131,280 | 60,012 | $86,969 | $2,076 |
| 3 | Chelsea | Suffolk County | $131,280 | 39,908 | $72,179 | $1,956 |
| 4 | Winthrop Town | Suffolk County | $131,280 | 18,759 | $116,167 | $2,064 |
| 5 | Cambridge | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 118,796 | $130,748 | $2,787 |
| 6 | Lowell | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 118,368 | $78,658 | $1,625 |
| 7 | Newton | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 89,044 | $190,304 | $2,370 |
| 8 | Somerville | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 81,036 | $132,572 | $2,517 |
| 9 | Framingham | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 72,399 | $107,419 | $2,033 |
| 10 | Malden | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 65,906 | $100,606 | $2,204 |
| 11 | Waltham | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 64,902 | $120,216 | $2,268 |
| 12 | Medford | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 59,354 | $129,540 | $2,509 |
| 13 | Everett | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 50,045 | $85,218 | $2,076 |
| 14 | Arlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 46,350 | $150,701 | $2,082 |
| 15 | Woburn | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 41,939 | $111,185 | $2,221 |
| 16 | Marlborough | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 41,647 | $91,968 | $1,871 |
| 17 | Lexington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 34,295 | $238,444 | $2,891 |
| 18 | Melrose | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 29,650 | $133,953 | $1,970 |
| 19 | Wakefield (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 27,793 | $134,306 | $1,958 |
| 20 | Belmont (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 27,175 | $183,137 | $2,527 |
| 21 | Burlington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 26,274 | $146,436 | $2,718 |
| 22 | Reading (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 25,612 | $165,912 | $1,991 |
| 23 | Winchester (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 23,406 | $230,198 | $2,279 |
| 24 | Stoneham (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 23,355 | $113,964 | $2,035 |
| 25 | Wilmington (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 23,336 | $168,152 | $2,394 |
| 26 | Hudson (unincorporated) | Middlesex County | $113,704 | 15,719 | $90,524 | $1,397 |
| 27 | Quincy | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 102,114 | $98,882 | $2,118 |
| 28 | Brookline (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 63,266 | $142,101 | $2,835 |
| 29 | Weymouth Town | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 58,505 | $102,714 | $1,941 |
| 30 | Braintree Town | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 38,899 | $122,214 | $2,024 |
| 31 | Randolph Town | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 34,878 | $109,573 | $2,103 |
| 32 | Franklin Town | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 33,154 | $145,773 | $1,899 |
| 33 | Needham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 32,459 | $214,308 | $2,409 |
| 34 | Norwood (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 31,542 | $107,030 | $2,116 |
| 35 | Wellesley (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 30,347 | $250,001 | $2,886 |
| 36 | Milton (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 28,587 | $188,529 | $1,474 |
| 37 | Dedham (unincorporated) | Norfolk County | $84,497 | 25,237 | $128,955 | $2,042 |
| 38 | Lynn | Essex County | $75,548 | 101,709 | $75,043 | $1,722 |
| 39 | Lawrence | Essex County | $75,548 | 88,736 | $60,433 | $1,662 |
| 40 | Haverhill | Essex County | $75,548 | 67,698 | $88,326 | $1,668 |
| 41 | Peabody | Essex County | $75,548 | 54,695 | $96,657 | $1,950 |
| 42 | Salem | Essex County | $75,548 | 44,795 | $85,153 | $1,836 |
| 43 | Beverly | Essex County | $75,548 | 42,665 | $106,044 | $1,771 |
| 44 | Gloucester | Essex County | $75,548 | 30,075 | $83,883 | $1,411 |
| 45 | Saugus (unincorporated) | Essex County | $75,548 | 28,773 | $101,539 | $2,241 |
| 46 | Danvers (unincorporated) | Essex County | $75,548 | 28,098 | $125,395 | $2,076 |
| 47 | Marblehead (unincorporated) | Essex County | $75,548 | 20,413 | $182,132 | $1,764 |
| 48 | Newburyport | Essex County | $75,548 | 18,652 | $139,625 | $1,592 |
| 49 | Swampscott (unincorporated) | Essex County | $75,548 | 15,277 | $134,386 | $2,303 |
| 50 | Lynnfield (unincorporated) | Essex County | $75,548 | 13,064 | $175,265 | $2,676 |
| 51 | Worcester | Worcester County | $71,641 | 207,055 | $70,102 | $1,487 |
| 52 | Leominster | Worcester County | $71,641 | 43,909 | $83,816 | $1,354 |
| 53 | Fitchburg | Worcester County | $71,641 | 41,798 | $73,040 | $1,222 |
| 54 | Milford (unincorporated) | Worcester County | $71,641 | 27,731 | $93,310 | $1,889 |
| 55 | Gardner | Worcester County | $71,641 | 21,148 | $67,518 | $1,109 |
| 56 | Southbridge Town | Worcester County | $71,641 | 17,928 | $66,287 | $1,256 |
| 57 | Webster (unincorporated) | Worcester County | $71,641 | 12,228 | $63,837 | $1,198 |
| 58 | Brockton | Plymouth County | $69,858 | 105,386 | $80,115 | $1,641 |
| 59 | Bridgewater Town | Plymouth County | $69,858 | 28,471 | $112,651 | $2,092 |
| 60 | Abington (unincorporated) | Plymouth County | $69,858 | 17,053 | $125,400 | $1,724 |
| 61 | Barnstable Town | Barnstable County | $64,707 | 49,568 | $91,982 | $1,917 |
| 62 | New Bedford | Bristol County | $64,669 | 100,998 | $56,981 | $1,137 |
| 63 | Fall River | Bristol County | $64,669 | 94,082 | $56,673 | $1,155 |
| 64 | Taunton | Bristol County | $64,669 | 60,433 | $79,283 | $1,324 |
| 65 | Attleboro | Bristol County | $64,669 | 46,762 | $98,954 | $1,590 |
| 66 | North Attleborough Town | Bristol County | $64,669 | 30,984 | $112,665 | $1,509 |
| 67 | Somerset (unincorporated) | Bristol County | $64,669 | 18,298 | $112,677 | $1,271 |
| 68 | Springfield | Hampden County | $62,834 | 154,749 | $52,656 | $1,144 |
| 69 | Chicopee | Hampden County | $62,834 | 55,295 | $62,615 | $1,157 |
| 70 | Westfield | Hampden County | $62,834 | 40,378 | $87,753 | $1,117 |
| 71 | Holyoke | Hampden County | $62,834 | 37,813 | $53,605 | $1,021 |
| 72 | West Springfield Town | Hampden County | $62,834 | 28,772 | $69,371 | $1,144 |
| 73 | Agawam Town | Hampden County | $62,834 | 28,539 | $85,421 | $1,256 |
| 74 | Longmeadow (unincorporated) | Hampden County | $62,834 | 15,696 | $149,601 | $1,682 |
| 75 | Palmer Town | Hampden County | $62,834 | 12,381 | $78,480 | $1,075 |
| 76 | Pittsfield | Berkshire County | $62,257 | 43,457 | $70,582 | $1,134 |
| 77 | North Adams | Berkshire County | $62,257 | 12,606 | $47,500 | $793 |
| 78 | Amherst Town | Hampshire County | $62,006 | 38,182 | $66,968 | $1,671 |
| 79 | Northampton | Hampshire County | $62,006 | 30,962 | $80,288 | $1,439 |
| 80 | Greenfield | Franklin County | $54,261 | 17,664 | $55,614 | $1,107 |
Largest Cities · Cities With the Cheapest Rent · Cities With the Highest Household Income · Cities Where Rent Takes the Smallest Share of Income · Cities With the Lowest Unemployment · Most College-Educated Cities · Cities With the Most Homeowners · Cities With the Most Remote Work · Cities With the Shortest Commutes
Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.
Boston, with $131,280 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Massachusetts by population.